In Greek mythology, Gorgophone (Ancient Greek: Γοργοφόνη, "Gorgon-slayer") was queen of both Messenia and Sparta and one of the Perseids, as a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda. Her name honors her father Perseus, who slew the mortal Gorgon Medusa. A prominent figure in the mythical history of Sparta, she was married in turn to two kings and is considered the first woman recorded to have married twice. Through her children she became an ancestor of central figures of the Homeric epics, including Helen of Troy and Penelope.
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I.Family and origin
Gorgophone was a Mycenaean princess as the daughter of the Greek hero Perseus and his wife Andromeda. She was the sister of Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus of Mycenae, Autochthe, and Electryon.
She was said to be buried in Argos.
II.Marriages and children
Gorgophone was a prominent figure in the mythical history of Sparta, having been married to two kings: Oebalus of Laconia and Perieres of Messenia. She is considered the first woman to have married twice. As a result, many of her children's parentage is disputed.
After the death of her first husband Perieres, by whom she had sons Aphareus and Leucippus, Gorgophone took Oebalus as her second spouse. With him she had a daughter, Arene. Her sons Tyndareus, Icarius, and Pisus have been named as the sons of both kings, and their parentage varies between accounts.
III.Descendants
Gorgophone's descendants played a central role in the Homeric epics and the legendary pre-history of Greece. Tyndareus was the mortal father of Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux, Timandra, and Phoebe. Icarius was the father of Odysseus's wife, Penelope.
According to some sources, Leucippus' daughter Arsinoe was the lover of Apollo and the mother of the god Asclepius.